LAST CALL
Fifth International Conference on Translation
Interculturality and Translation: Less-Translated Languages
Departament de Traducci� i d'Interpretaci�
Universitat Aut�noma de Barcelona
29-31 October 2001
http://www.fti.uab.es/ti2001
cg.traduccio2001uab.es
The general topic of the Fifth International Conference on Translation will
be the role of translation in intercultural relations, and special emphasis
will be given to translation involving less-translated languages (LTLs). In
this connection, the following subjects areas will be covered at the
Conference:
� Translation from LTLs into other languages
� Translation into LTLs from other languages
� Translation between LMTs by means of a third language
� Translation and cultural imperialism
� Translation and cultural mediation
� Cultural competence in the training of LTL translators
� Translation theory in LTL-speaking countries
� The state of translation in LTL-speaking countries
� The role of translation in the promotion of linguistic diversity
in Europe
Invited speakers
� Jo�o Barrento (Lisbon): Babel's Well: Translation and Cultural
Memory
� Eva Hung (Hong Kong): Rewriting Chinese Translation History: Issues
of Perspectives and Cross-disciplinary Influence
� Shimon Markish (Geneva): Past and Present of Russian Literary
Translation
� Mahmoud El Sayed Aly (Madrid): Poetry Translation: Translation or
Recreation?
� Aziza Sobhi Ahmed Zaki (Cairo): Egyptian Hispanics and Translation
� Ko Tazawa (Tokyo): Catalan-Japanese Translation and Intercultural
Relations
Last Call for Papers
Papers on the conference topics are invited for submission. The scientific
committee will consider all proposals, although preference may be given to
those papers involving Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese,
Polish, Portuguese, and Russian, which are taught in the Facultat de
Traducci� i d'Interpretaci� of the UAB.
Abstract Submission
The deadline for submission is 30th April 2001. Abstracts should have a
maximum of 300 words, and may be submitted in any language. However, if the
language of presentation is not one of the official conference languages
(Catalan, Spanish, French, English), it must be accompanied by a translation
into one of these four languages. Abstracts may be sent sent by electronic
mail to the address at the top of the page (not as an attached document) or
by post to: Fifth International Conference on Translation, Facultat de
Traducci� i d'Interpretaci�, Universitat Aut�noma de Barcelona, E-08193
Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vall�s), Catalonia (Spain). The author's name and
institution, postal and electronic addresses, telephone and fax numbers
should be included with the application. Notice of acceptance will be sent
to the contributors on 1 June 2001.